Unapproved stops
Bayguyxpal-PGO
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I understand that criteria has to be met but why is a business directory sign with a map and detailed information in a public area not approved? Im after spinning stops that are at business directories between st johns and grandfalls
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Is it possible to post the complete detail of your nomination (title, description, main photo, supporting photo and text, rejection reasons)?
How would this meet criteria if you understand it has to meet criteria… also post a picture of the nomination so others may comment.
Another point is to never orientate your submissions off of current pokestops/portals. Criteria changes overtime so what may have been accepted before may not be eligible now. Or the stops you look at could have a lot of info in supporting information to make it eligible at the time contrary to what yours would have
What about gazebos on walking trails being denied when ive done the exact same nominationwith the same type of details for another town yet one is approved and one is not
Both of these nominations were rejected for the same reason…unclear entrance or something yet the directory you can clearly see the path…
The gazebo - you need to switch your main and supplemental photos. I would reject that main photo for orientation because it is sideways and even if it was right side up, it doesn’t show the gazebo. Make your supplemental photo your main photo next time.
Thank you for the gazebo info now i need insight on why the directory was denied
Business directory is essentially an advertisement and would not be eligible
I personally believe some Wayfarers are legit biased because I see business directories fly through NW all the time. I just got my first pokestop denied, it was one of the recreational rooms at my college. I upgraded and submitted it and it got returned because some **** face said there was no pedistrian access (how tf me and loads of other people get in there then/:) and just denied it for other vague reasons. Out of a lot of the poke stops I come to review, most of them are trash asf and are usually signs of directories or communities. If business directories are "advertisement" then any free publicity we give any restaurant or business via POI submission is "advertisement" and should be rejected.
What is interesting about a business directory? A great place for exploration? Promotes exercise? A great place to be social?
Sorry, but not every sign needs to be a 'stop' just because it's a sign.
I think your business directory +map has a chance. For purposes of encourages exploring, it beats monument signs in front of a mall, which get approved regularly. Focus in on the sign more; does it list hotels, shops, restaurants, museums, parks, theaters, places of interest for a visitor? Then play that up. If it's just a list of dentist offices, auto repair shops, and accountants, then it's not likely to get approved.
An advertisement not meeting any eligibility criteria makes it not eligible, not the fact that it itself is an advert IMO.
Leave 'importance', it does not hold grounds for eligibility. I agree with the advice above. It seems to be in the marina, marketed by the town website as a tourist area which leans to the the former.